Kamga buzzer-beater gets High Point past Valparaiso, 55-53
VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Brandon Kamga hit a jumper with a second left to give High Point a 55-53 win at Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
The Panthers bounced back from a 70-69 loss at Eastern Kentucky on a last-second 3-pointer Saturday.
Valparaiso (5-4) rallied from a seven-point deficit with under three minutes left. Bakari Evelyn knocked down a jumper and Javon Freeman scored at the basket with 1:24 left to get Crusaders within three and Ryan Fazekas hit a 3-pointer with :19 left to tie the game at 53-53.
Jahaad Proctor led the Panthers (4-5) with 19 points and Kamga added another 16. High Point shot 24 of 56 from the floor (42.9 percent), but was just 2 of 13 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Derrik Smits scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Valparaiso, which shot 18 of 55 from the field (32.7 percent), including 3 of 22 from distance.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Crawford
- John Higgins
- Michael Swoboda
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 2-1 | - | 14-4 |
| Longwood | 2-1 | - | 13-5 |
| Radford | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11-6 |
| Winthrop | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11-6 |
| UNC Asheville | 1-1 | 0.5 | 10-6 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-1 | 0.5 | 6-9 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-1 | 0.5 | 5-12 |
| Presbyterian | 1-2 | 1 | 8-10 |
| Charleston Southern | 1-2 | 1 | 5-13 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 4-1 | - | 13-3 |
| Indiana State | 3-1 | 0.5 | 9-6 |
| Drake | 3-2 | 1 | 13-2 |
| UIC | 3-2 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Murray State | 3-2 | 1 | 9-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 3-2 | 1 | 9-7 |
| Belmont | 2-2 | 1.5 | 10-5 |
| Illinois State | 2-2 | 1.5 | 10-5 |
| Valparaiso | 2-2 | 1.5 | 9-6 |
| Evansville | 2-2 | 1.5 | 5-10 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-4 | 3.5 | 5-10 |
| Missouri State | 0-5 | 4 | 7-9 |
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